senators for 40 minutes opportunity to address inadequate assets in the united states. as chief medical officer, known to most people outside of chicago as cook county hospital, to confront on a daily basis the country's failure to provide universal access to health care as array to which i believe everyone is entitled. every single day people without insurance sign up to see hundreds of people a week, tens of thousands a year stand out in the wee hours of the morning, hoping to be one of the 120 to 200 people will be seen that day, even better, whether 12 patients assigned a primary care physicians and given an appointment so they won't come back. they hope to be one of the lucky ones will be given a physician of their very own. our current influenza epidemic highlights vulnerabilities of our patchwork for help or delivery. too few people in this country of access to a primary care provider. primary care providers could educate them about influenza and need for influenza vaccines especially vulnerable populations and those in contact with populations. then their primar